"There is a desire to bring the story we've been telling to some sort of conclusion but also leave some room for speculation," Hall said. "I don't think we're going to be able to have an ending that's pleasing to everyone, nor should the ending necessarily be pleasing. But I'm happy with it."

"There is a desire to bring the story we've been telling to some sort of conclusion but also leave some room for speculation," Hall said. "I don't think we're going to be able to have an ending that's pleasing to everyone, nor should the ending necessarily be pleasing. But I'm happy with it." (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

"Early on I noticed that people would, when they talked about the show, confess to having had misgivings about liking it," Hall said. "At some point people were saying that less, and were more like, 'Way to go, Dex.' He'd somehow won people over."

"Early on I noticed that people would, when they talked about the show, confess to having had misgivings about liking it," Hall said. "At some point people were saying that less, and were more like, 'Way to go, Dex.' He'd somehow won people over." (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

"I've been taking jobs that have a definite beginning, middle and end going in as opposed to this open-ended, soul-encompassing treks into the unknown," Hall said. "I'm getting too old to make those commitments."

"I've been taking jobs that have a definite beginning, middle and end going in as opposed to this open-ended, soul-encompassing treks into the unknown," Hall said. "I'm getting too old to make those commitments." (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)